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Political documentarian Zhao Liang draws inspiration from The
Divine Comedy for this intoxicating and terrifying glimpse at
the ravages wrought upon Inner Mongoliaby its coal and iron industries. Beautiful grasslands are being overrun by
mountains destroyed by coal mining, blackening the surrounding landscape and
poisoning its people.

Behemoth tours exploding hillsides, dank mine
shafts, cacophonous factories, and vacant cities, building upon Zhaoís previous
exposés (2009ís Petition, 2007ís Crime
and Punishment) by combining his investigative streak with a
painterly vision of a social and ecological nightmare unfolding out of sight.

Mesmerizing and dreamlike in its stark birdsí eye observations of
the industrial processes at work, this is a nearly silent trip into Danteís
circle of hell from one of Chinaís
most talented filmmakers.

Official Selection,
Competition, VeniceFilm Festival 2015

Winner of the environmental
Green Drop Award, Venice Film Festival

Official Selection, SheffieldDoc/Fest2016

Official Selection,
International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam